Teacher of PE (1 year Maternity contract)

Balcarras School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 8QF

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Physical education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Maternity Contract 1st September 2026 – 31st August 2027, MPS 1-6.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher who will contribute to the future success if our highly successful PE department.

We are looking for a highly professional person to join this friendly successful department – an all-rounder who can contribute across the full range of girls' teams as well as the sporting life of the school.

Ofsted assessed Balcarras in 2005, 2009, 2014 and 2025 as “Outstanding” in every category.

Applications from both ECTs and experienced teachers are welcome.

Please read the letter to applicants and the applicant pack for further information www.thebalcarrastrust.co.uk

What the school offers its staff

What is it like working at Balcarras? It is a very exciting and rewarding time to be working at Balcarras. Our latest GCSE grades were extraordinary and put us in the Top 30 comprehensive schools in the country based on the percentage of pupils gaining 5+ in English and Maths. At A-level the picture was similar. We were listed by the Sunday Times as the second highest performing comprehensive school in the Southwest in Parent Power published in November 2023. It is this commitment to the highest academic standards, whilst at the same time being a caring and stimulating environment, that makes Balcarras feel different from anywhere else. As part of the Balcarras Trust, our teaching staff have access to outstanding professional development networks including NPQs and ECTs if appropriate. Balcarras is a great place to work, from staff football, staff choir. wreath making sessions to Chinese cookery —Balcarras creates opportunities for staff cohesion. We recently ran a whole Trust staff inset on staff wellbeing that covered topics such as physical well being, mental well being, financial wellbeing and reducing workload . Both staff and pupils benefit from Buddy the school dog who is the one of best appointments ever made! What is the surrounding area like? Members of staff moving into the area to join Balcarras have a wide variety of locations from which to choose. There are the large urban areas of Cheltenham and Gloucester together with the many modern housing developments clustered around them, the older market towns such as Cirencester and the smaller villages and hamlets of the Cotswolds. Within a short distance of the school it is possible to find both the facilities of a thriving urban area and the tranquillity of unspoiled countryside. Balcarras occupies an attractive site at the very edge of Charlton Kings. The woods and fields of the Cotswold escarpment rise up to the east and southeast, while in other directions there is housing surrounding the old village centre.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Balcarras School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role will involve regulated activity with children. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Please also read the Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy within “How to apply” which includes our policy on recruiting ex-offenders. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of two satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Applicant pack Teaching Staff 2026.pdf - 436 KB (opens in new tab)

Letter to applicants PE department description.pdf - 288 KB (opens in new tab)

Advert PE Teacher.pdf - 36.8 KB (opens in new tab)

About Balcarras School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1429 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Balcarras School website
• Email address: ksa@balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01242 515881
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/balcarras-school

Balcarras School is an outstanding secondary school on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Arranging a visit to Balcarras School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ksa@balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk.

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